Andrew Alphonse Van Dorsselaer (also known as Andy Van; born 3 November 1968) is an Australian

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and co-founder of the

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Vicious Vinyl Vicious Vinyl is a record label based in Melbourne Melbourne ( ; Boonwurrung/Woiwurrung: ''Narrm'' or ''Naarm'') is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of Victoria, and the second-most populous city in both Austra ...

.Andy Van Dorsselaer
Discogs. Retrieved 10 September 2015 He was one half of the dance music act

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with

Cheyne Coates April M. Coates (born 6 September 1970) is an Australian singer, songwriter and producer who performs as Cheyne Coates or Cheyne. Coates (lead vocals) and Andrew Van Dorsselaer (a.k.a. Andy Van) (DJ and background vocals) comprised the duo Mad ...

. Their 1999 song "

Don't Call Me Baby "Don't Call Me Baby" is a song by Australian house music duo Madison Avenue (band), Madison Avenue, taken as the first single from their only studio album, ''The Polyester Embassy'' (2000). Written by Cheyne Coates, Andy Van Dorsselaer, Duane Mo ...

" reached #2 on the

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in Australia and #1 on the

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, the

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in the

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and the ''

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'' Dance Chart in the

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in 2000. In 2014, a remix of the track reached #1 on the ARIA Club Chart in Australia. He is currently with the electronic act

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(since 2004).Vandalism ready to go global
(13 August 2008). ''

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''.

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. Retrieved 10 September 2015

Awards

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: Best Dance Release for "

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" by

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. The award was presented to Pendulum and recognises "Coma". Van Dorsselaer produced the track but was not presented with an individual award. *

ARIA Music Awards of 2000 The 14th Australian Recording Industry Association Music Awards (generally known as the ARIA Music Awards or simply The ARIAS) was held on 24 October 2000 at the Sydney Entertainment Centre. Presenters distributed 28 awards with the big win ...

: Single of the Year, Highest Selling Single and Breakthrough Artist – Single for "

" by

, and Best Video for "

Who the Hell Are You "Who the Hell Are You" is a song by Australian house music band Madison Avenue, released as the second single from their only studio album, ''The Polyester Embassy'' (2000). The song was released in Australia on 5 June 2000 and was given a UK rel ...

" by

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. The awards were presented to Madison Avenue and recognise "Don't Call Me Baby", and to Mark Hartley for "Who the Hell Are You"'s music video. Van Dorsselaer was a member of Madison Avenue, he co-wrote and produced both tracks but he was not presented with an individual award.

References

External links

Vandalism (official site)
{{DEFAULTSORT:Van Dorsselaer, Andy 1968 births Living people Australian DJs Australian dance musicians Australian record producers Musicians from Melbourne People from Frankston, Victoria